ὈΛΕΘΡΩΔΙΗΛΕΓΧΘΗΣΑΝ, ὀλεθρωδιηλεγχθησαν
OLETHRŌDIĒLEGCHTHĒSAN, olethrōdiēlegchthēsan
Sounds Like: oh-LEH-thro-dee-ay-LENKH-theh-san
Translations: they were utterly convicted, they were thoroughly exposed to destruction, they were utterly refuted, they were thoroughly reproved
From the root: ΟΛΕΘΡΟΣ, ΕΛΕΓΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the noun 'ὄλεθρος' (olethros), meaning 'destruction' or 'ruin', and the verb 'ἐλέγχω' (elenchō), meaning 'to convict, expose, or refute', intensified by the prefix 'δι-' (di-). The word means 'they were utterly convicted' or 'they were thoroughly exposed to destruction'. It describes a situation where someone is decisively proven wrong or brought to ruin through exposure.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Passive, Third Person Plural
Strong’s numbers: G3639 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1651 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 5:45
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΟΛΕΘΡΟΣ, ΕΛΕΓΧΩ, appear in our texts.
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